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CIVIL LIABILITY ACT 1936 - SECT 39

CIVIL LIABILITY ACT 1936 - SECT 39

39—No liability for materialisation of inherent risk

        (1)         A person is not liable in negligence for harm suffered by another person as a result of the materialisation of an inherent risk.

        (2)         An "inherent risk" is a risk of something occurring that cannot be avoided by the exercise of reasonable care and skill.

        (3)         This section does not operate to exclude liability in connection with a duty to warn of a risk.